Re: Getting money for FAQs

Snakes of Medusa (mathew@mantis.co.uk)
19 Jan 1994 11:25:04 -0000

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In article <9401190006.AA04531@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>,
Aliza R. Panitz <buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> wrote:
>If you don't have the right to sell their words, why do you feel that
>you have a right to give them away? On the other hand, barring
>collective documents from publication just because it's impossible
>to credit/compensate the author of every included bit doesn't seem
>right, either.

This is exactly the same problem the music industry is facing because
of the proliferation of sampling. The rock group Negativland has had
some thoughts on the subject of copyright; I could see if I could dig
up some of their essays if anyone's interested. Alternatively, listen
to "The Letter U and the Numeral 2", extracts from the "Over The Edge"
radio show "Crosley Bendix discusses the Copyright Act".

mathew

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